Horse-collar.



J. C. NICHOLS.

HORSE .GOLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 14, 1914.

1 1 1 6, 1 04. Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

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JOHN C. NICHOLS, OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN.

HORSE-COLLAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

Application filed February 14, 1914. Serial No. 818,711.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN C. NICHOLS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Janesville, in the county of Rock and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collars, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an improvement in horse collars and is particularly directed to a combined collar pad and fastener, whereby the collar may be secured in completed relation without the use of the usual buckle.

The main object of the present invention is the provision of a combined pad and fastener through the use of which the collar terminals are secured in desired co6peration to complete the collar, the fastener providing for the convenient connection or disconnection of the collar ends to insure a simple opertaion.

The invention in the preferred form of details will be described in the following specification, reference being had particu larly to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the upper portion of the collar, showing the improvement applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the fastener detached. Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, the improved collar 1 is of the usual form except with the terminals 2 designed to be arranged in lapped relation and are formed with registering openings 3.

f The fastener proper comprises a plate 4-. of

a shape to conform to the usual pad shaped at the upper portion of the collar, that is conca'ved longitudinally and transversely of the upper and lower sides respectively. The plate is provided with upstanding pin projections 5 spaced to cooperate with registering pair of openings 8 in the collar terminals 2, and intermediate said opening the plate is formed with transversely alined spaced apertures 6 with the intermediate bridge bar 7, the transverse curvature of the plate projecting the bridge bar above the remote parallel edges of the apertures. The pad 8 is secured to the plate, conforming in shape thereto and being extended in all directions beyond the plate, as plainly evident from Fig. 2 of the drawings.

A strap 9 is loosely secured to the collar adjacent one terminal, said strap being adapted to be passed through the respective apertures 6 in succession and beneath the bridge bar so that the fastener is loosely, though more or less permanently secured to the collar.

In use, the collar in applied position on the horses neck is secured in, such position by passing the proper openings 3 of each termi nal 2 over the pins 5, the contact of the pad with the neck of the animal serving to maintain the connection.

From the above description it will be apparent that in the approved fastener I have provided means whereby the horse collar may be readily connected or disconnected when desired to be applied or removed, the construction of the fastener avoiding the necesstiy of the usual buckle manipulation for the purpose. It is of course apparent that as shown in the drawings, a plurality of sets of openings 3 may be provided, whereby the collar may be adjustably connected, so far as its terminal connection to the fastener is concerned, thereby varying the size of the collar in accordance with requirements.

What is claimed is The combination with a horse collar having overlapping ends provided with registering openings, of a pad plate adapted to be mounted within the collar beneath the said overlapping portions and being transversely and longitudinally curved to conform to the shape of the collar, the said plate being provided in its sides with transversely alining openings, a longitudinally extending bridge being formed between the said openings, pins projecting upwardly from the plate adjacent to the ends of the bridge for engagement within the collar openings, and a flexible member adapted to be connected with the overlapped end portions of the collar inwardly thereof and to extend through the said plate openings beneath the bridge.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN C. NICHOLS.

Witnesses:

I. A. ENGLISH, HAZEL J. WILKERSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, .D. 0. 

